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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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